HARGEISA– The conflict that has impacted on the ruling Kulmiye party is still happening and this has resulted that two government ministers have fought each other during the ministerial meeting which took place at the presidential compound and has been chaired by the sitting president Ahmed Silanyo. The disagreement which has split Kulmiye party into…

BERBERA– Reports coming from the port town of Berbera confirm that local residents have staged peacful protests today. They were strongly against the lease of Berbera Oil Terminal which is now in the hands of private investors. Security forces have dispersed the crowd by opening fire into the air. Protesters have burned old tyres to…

HARGEISA– Somaliland minister of health, Suleiman Isse Ahmed has announced that he is to contest Kulmiye ruling party running mate today. He made the announcement in a well organized and well attended ceremony held in Hargeisa, Somaliland capital. He is likely to face a hard contest from his rvals including the icumbent Somaliland vice president,…

HARGEISA– Somaliland’s Deputy President Hon. Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail “Saylici” has talked about the accord that the Kulmiye presidential contenders reached yesterday. Some of the presidential contenders have expressed their worry over the way that the party is organizing the central council members and the smooth preparation of the meeting which is to take place in…

HARGEISA– The Mayor of Hargeisa and the councilors have unveiled for the first time new equipment aimed at constructing roads in Hargeisa, Somaliland capital. Hargeisa City Hall bought the new equipment from large Ethiopian company and were brought the border town of Wajale hich links Somaliland to Ethiopia. The equipment include dump trucks, truck asphalt,…

Jibouti – A soccer festival in Djibouti has attracted the attention of more than two hundred young girls, aged between 12-14 years. The festival which was hosted at the Djiboutian Football Federation’s technical centre over the weekend was the first of its kind organized in the country. The event was mainly intended to get more…

1. Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden SouthWest President 2. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali–Puntland President 3. Sheikh Ahmed Madobe — Jubbaland State President Mogadishu – Amid long-standing controversies related to the country’s natural resources, Somalia’s government has signed a deal with the regional administrations that would see all sides sharing the country’s untapped reserves and numerous resources. The…

Garowe – The President of Somalia’s Puntland Government, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali has arrived back in Galkayo on Thursday after a visit to Mogadishu for national consultative forum, Garowe Online reports. Speaking to reporters at Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport, President Ali sidestepped allegations of security failures in United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea report,…

MOGADISHU – Despite territorial gains by Somali National Army alongside Africa Union peacekeepers, Federal Government of Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is again under spotlight in United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea report. Since his election as President, change is quite visible; however corruption continues to engulf Mogadishu-based federal institutions, including the often-fickle 275-seat-chamber…

Hargeisa – Somaliland President, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Siilaanyo) has intervened in crisis within ruling Kulmiye party, putting disputes to an end on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. Ruling Party leader Musse Bihi Abdi met with two contenders-Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Bihi Yonis and MP Ahmed Abdi Kijandhe-who have strongly contested the preparation by Abdi, of congress…

Kismayo – jubba river flooded several villages in Middle Jubba region of southern Somalia on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. Residents told the media that rainwaters swept away a variety of plantations, crop stores and pumping machines on floodplains of the river. On Monday, four children died from heavy storm in Malmakus, vicinity near Middle Jubba…

Garowe — United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has blamed the President of Puntland Government, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali for failing to go after Al Shabaab militants and curb illicit sale of fishing licenses to foreign clients, Garowe Online reports. The UN investigators said, they are concerned about the exodus of militants fleeing onslaught…